News Release - St. Anthony`s Triathlon

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Beth Hardy
Phone: (727) 298-6199
Sherry Robinson
Phone: (727) 825-1445
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3,600 to Swim, Bike and Run on St. Anthony’s Triathlon
Waterfront Course in St. Petersburg
More information at www.SATriathlon.com
St. Petersburg, FL (April 22, 2015) – St. Petersburg’s waterfront course is expected to host more
than 3,600 athletes in the St. Anthony’s Triathlon this weekend. Featuring a triathlon for children and
novice adults, an Olympic distance triathlon and a Sprint distance race, as well as a sports and fitness
expo, the 32nd St. Anthony’s Triathlon is scheduled for Sunday, April 24-26.
More than 25 professional stars of the sport, including the 2013 women’s winner of St. Anthony’s
Alicia Kaye, have registered to compete in Sunday’s triathlon. In 2014, Kaye won the Life Time Tri
Oceanside, the Life Time Tri Minneapolis, the Life Time Tri CapTex and the TriRock Philadelphia
Triathlon. Also vying for the 2015 Women’s crown will be the 2014 Age Group Female Triathlete of
the Year Heather Lendway, and Magali Tisseyre who won the 2015 Ironman 70.3 Monterrey,
Mexico, the 2014 Ironman 70.3 Miami and the 2014 Ironman 70.3 Silverman.
Among the men who will be trying to capture the 2015 crown are Ben Collins, winner of the 2014
New York City Triathlon and 2014 Life Time Tri Minneapolis, Kaleb VanOrt, who recently won the
Clermont CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup, and St. Anthony’s 2010 winner Cameron Dye,
who won several Triathlons across the U.S. last year.
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These are just a few of the professionals registered for the 2015 St. Anthony’s Triathlon. The field of
competitors includes world champions, past winners and Olympians who are coming from around the
world and around Tampa Bay. The professional field represents a variety of distances from the sport
including Ironman, the non-drafting Olympic distance and the ITU.
For more information on the races, visit www.satriathlon.com. For any additional information, please
call the Triathlon office at (727) 825-1521.
The 2015 St. Anthony’s Triathlon weekend events and registration are:
Friday, April 24-Saturday, April 25:
Sports and Fitness Expo, Straub Park, 500 Beach Drive.
Friday, Noon – 7 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., Free.
Saturday, April 25:
Meek & Mighty Triathlon, North Shore Pool, 901 North Shore Drive.
Shorter distance race for youths ages 7-14 and novice adults, 7:30 a.m. start time.
Sunday, April 26:
St. Anthony’s Triathlon, North Shore & Vinoy Park
Olympic distance race (1.5K swim, 40K bike and 10K run.) 6:50 a.m. start time.
St. Anthony’s Sprint Distance race, (750-meter swim, 20K bike, 5K run) Approx. 8:45 a.m. start
time.
In January, USA Triathlon (USAT) named St. Anthony’s Triathlon as the Florida Regional
Championship event for the USAT Championship in Milwaukee on August 8.
For more details about the 2015 races, athletes and fans may visit St. Anthony’s Triathlon’s Facebook
page: facebook.com/stanthonystriathlon or be part of the conversation using the hashtag,
#StAnthonysTri.
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About St. Anthony’s Hospital
St. Anthony’s Hospital is a 393-bed hospital founded in 1931 as a ministry of the Franciscan Sisters of
Allegany and was the first faith-based hospital in Pinellas County. The hospital continues its rich
history dedicated to improving the health of the community by providing high-quality, innovative and
compassionate care. For more information on St. Anthony’s, call (727) 953-6993.
About BayCare Health System
BayCare is a leading not-for-profit health care system that connects individuals and families to a wide
range of services at 13 hospitals and hundreds of other convenient locations throughout the Tampa
Bay and central Florida regions. Inpatient and outpatient services include acute care, primary care,
imaging, laboratory, behavioral health, home care, and wellness. Our mission is to improve the health
of all we serve through community-owned, health care services that set the standard for high-quality,
compassionate care.
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